Thread: Diesel cars

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As NZ imports a whole pile of used garbage from Japan,there a lot of diesels in the country,,as a result,,our air is suffering/gunna suffer,,so the government have come down on older imports with diesel engines..Our annual registration fee for diesels has gone up considerably,,we have a RUC(road user charge)which effectively sees people paying two lots of taxes on the fuel,,the diesel is $1.50/litre(x 3.8 for US gallon)..
A friend with a 3 year old Nissan 4wd double cab utility is paying near $700 a year for his annual registration fee,,about $500 for 10000km on his RUC,,and a vehicle service is twice the price of a petrol vehicle..

I think it is like we talked about when you were here, Steve, the American mindset is that we like gas engines, for whatever reason. The auto makers also really push the gas cars more, from what I see. When I think diesel, I think of those trucks belching black smoke and sounding like a box of rocks. I know that is changing, but if I take myself as an example, when I go looking for a new car diesel is just not on the list of things I consider.

I guess it is just like why some of us are Ford people, some Chevy, etc. We grew up on gasoline and are resistant to change that history.

Don